Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-31
BRIDGEPORT.

Mr.. Robert Parker is on the sick list.
Public schools will close on Friday for
one week.
Mr.. c. w. Brockunier is in Cleveland
on BUSINESS.
Mr.. S. A. Junkins is in New York pur-
chasing stock.
Signor Bosco will be in the city Friday,
Saturday and Monday nights.
The c. q =. railroad will put switch
into the Bridgeport glass house.
Mr.. J. W. BrattOn has sold the Bridge
port Express to James l.. Higgins.
Miss Maud Newland, of Martins Ferry,
is the guest of Miss Fannie Van Pelt.
Mr.. Frank Upton has bought the store
OF Shannon Taggart At Barton Station.
The Ladies Aid Society met yesterday
at the residence OF Miss Lyde Holloway.
Miss Mary Hedge, who has been visit
ing her parents at Brilliant, o., has re-
turned.
Mr. Fred Smith has bought out the
store recently owned by Mr. Sopher, in
Kirkwood.
The Good Templars held supper in
their hall over the Bank, Wednesday even
ing. A fair profit was realized.
Miss Ella Dillon, Of Wheeling, will give
an elocutiOnary entertainment in the Nj.
l.. Church Friday evening, April lst.
Hon. Ross J. Alexander is at home from
a meeting OF the trustees of the asylum
for feeblc-minded youth at Columbus.
The streets of our town have been leased
for farming purposes. Hills have been
already made in which Ia plant sweet pota-
toes "a soon "a the weather will permit.
At the last meeting of the Union Corhet
Band, Prof. J. W. SchOfeld was dismissed
from service as director, and Prof. Theo-
dore Roller, of Wheeling, hi red in his
stead.
On the night Of March 18th the drug
store of j. C. Dent & Co was entered by
thieves through the back window, and
several revOlvcrs stolen. At'first there
was 10 clue 10 the perpetrators, and the
pr0prietOrs of the store had given up all
hope of ever finding the guilty parties. A
few days since. however, Officer Meister
saw "A fine Sml,h * WcSsOn revolver in the
show case of J. J. McClelland. There was
nothing improper in the presence Of the
revolver in McCIelland's show case, but
as he had never before handled such goods
Meister Immediately asked him when he
had added fire arms 10 his stock Of goods
McClelland answered that he did not keep
them and that he had traded for that one
Further questioning ELECTED the fact that
a young man named James Kirby had ex
changed it for n cheap watch. Meister
borrowed the gun, and taking Marshal
Striff with him went 10 Dents,
where il was found that the re-
yOlver which had been taken
cOrresponded in number with some load
ing tools and the box which were still 10
Dents possession. Last night the officers
arrived with the necessary papers and re-
paired 10 the home Of Kirby, where he
was arrested. The officers made thor
ough search Of the house, but found no
trace OF the other goods stolen. Al first
the young man denied all knowledge OF
of the affair, but yesterday morning. after
spending the night in Jail, confessed that
he had done the job, and stated that he
was assisted by man named Myers, who
he hsd met at the sand-house Of the Ohio
Valley Glass Works and who claimed 10
he from Pittsburg Kirby Was araigned
before Mayor JunkiDs yesterday afternoon,
when he pleaded guilty 10 the charge Of
burglary. and was held 10 court 10 the
sum of 500.